Iodine is an element. The body needs iodine but cannot make it, therefore we all have a dependence on food and its absorption for maintaining the optimum balance of iodine.

Iodine deficiency most commonly affects the thyroid health, low iodine leads to an inability of our body in making the optimum level of thyroid hormone, this leads to signaling from the brain to produce more thyroid hormone and therefore swelling and inflammation of thyroid gland ensues. This condition is called Goiter.

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Hypothyroidism is observed in men as well as women very commonly in today’s day and age.

It does have some 20% genetic element, however, it is 80% lifestyle-related, which is the reason it is springing up in young girls and boys as early as 20 to 30 years!

Symptoms of Hypothyroidism are vast:

Top Sixteen Symptoms of Hypothyroid
Fatigue
Increased sensitivity to cold
Constipation
Dry skin
Unexplained weight gain
Puffy face
Hoarseness
Muscle weakness
Elevated blood cholesterol level
Muscle aches and pain
Pain, stiffness or swelling in your joints
Heavier than normal or irregular menstrual...

I have been working with mostly those patients who have tried most kind of diets and they still don't seem to be getting any respite from the excess weight!

Each individual is different genetically and therefore metabolically, there is not one solution which fits all.

Its a path traveled together, ironing out the gaps each time faced with a challenge of inability to lose weight.

The most common cause could be one or more of the following:

Nutritional imbalances & unhealthy diet
Lack of crucial...